History of War

From the conquering legions of Ancient Rome to the thunderous tank battles of World War II and beyond, History of War takes you deeper inside the minds of history’s fighting men, further under the bonnets of some of the world’s most devastating war machines, and higher above the battlefield to see the broad sweep of conflict as it happened.

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MILITIA MEN • November 1914

A BITTER HARVEST • June 1991

TAKING AIM • December 1942

TIMELINE OF THE… WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION • Sprawling empires, rising nations and powerful dynasties clash in a bid for control over Europe’s future

THE RISE OF PRUSSIA • Frederick II took his first steps towards becoming ‘The Great’ during his campaign in Silesia

THE COLONIAL WAR • Fighting was not confined to Europe, as hostilities raged through the colonial possessions of Britain, France and Spain

BATTLE FOR THE LOW COUNTRIES • French Marshal Maurice de Saxe earned a formidable battlefield reputation during the second phase of the war

THE WAR IN ITALY • Political manoeuvrings were at least as important as military operations during a tumultuous period on the peninsula

AUSTRALIA’S SACRIFICE YPRES • Through hard fighting at Passchendaele in 1917 the Australians’ reputation was further enhanced, but at a heavy cost in blood

A BITTER PILL • Taking on and defeating pillboxes was no easy task for infantry, and often was achieved with great loss of life

CHICKAMAUGA • With its fortunes looking grim after defeat at Gettysburg, the reinforced Confederate Army of Tennessee looked to beat the advancing Union Army of the Cumberland outside the vital transportation railway hub of Chattanooga

LETTERS FROM THE EASTERN FRONT • Some of the most horrific fighting of WWII took place in 1942 as Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union began to grind to a halt. Letters from German soldiers in the east during this critical year reveal what life was like on the frontline

CITY UNDER SIEGE LENINGRAD • For nearly 900 days the city withstood bombardment and starvation as Nazi Germany attempted to conquer it. But why, in a conflict that saw the emergence of the jet and the advent of the atomic age, was such a brutal, even medieval strategy deployed?

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WHAT IF… NAPOLEON HAD WON THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO? • It’s one of history’s great hypotheticals, but would a French victory at Waterloo really have changed the course of history? We asked a pair of experts to give their takes

HOW WOULD IT BE DIFFERENT?

FREDERICK TILSTON • In March 1945, during an attack on the Hochwald Forest in Germany, this Canadian officer performed numerous acts of bravery to earn the Commonwealth’s highest military honour

NEXT - GEN BATTLESHIPS • While Britain’s navy ruled the waves in centuries past, the future battles above and below the surface call for cutting-edge capabilities

BATTLESHIP TYPES

KA-52 ALLIGATOR • This two-seat attack helicopter, known to NATO as Hokum B, is a modernised version of its Cold War predecessor

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MUSEUMS & EVENTS • Discover the National Army Museum’s latest displays, the recovery of Hawker Hurricanes near Kyiv and the Dutch Resistance Museum’s new exhibition

WWII THIS MONTH… OCTOBER 1943 • To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

AFTER THE NAZIS • HOW WEST GERMANY REBUILT ITSELF CULTURALLY FOLLOWING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

1943 BATTLE FOR ITALY • How the Allies' plans for a swift advance on Rome turned into a long and bloody struggle against dogged Axis...